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Story: With a Whole Heart

As all good ideas go, it starts with a problem searching for a solution. Problem: Jamie hates religion. He hates the idea of it, he hates the rules of it, and he hates the phoniness of religious leaders he knows. He hates the money in it. He hates … [Read more...]

Story: Marcus and the Lion

By Susan Diamond TO FREEDOM He woke one day and instead of thanking God (which was his usual custom) he took a vow in God’s presence. “Today is the day I will change my destiny.” Marcus was a slave. He was strong, smart, and hardworking. All … [Read more...]

Q-Card: Volume 130

Week Ending Friday August 30, 2019 {quotes} God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, and thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face, a gauntlet with a gift in it.Elizabeth Barrett Browning Surely no good thing will come out of a … [Read more...]

Feature: Backward Quiz

TEN EXCELLENT ANSWERSWhat's the Question? 1. It's God's house. 2. It's where you find inspirational clergy. 3. It's how you feel supported. 4. It's what nurtures a sense of purpose. 5. It's filled with song. 6. It's where to meet … [Read more...]

Q-Card Volume 125

Week Ending Friday July 26, 2019 {quotes} Love is a string of coincidences that gathers significance and becomes a miracle. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (adapted) Fortune favors the bold. Latin proverb All you need is a destination, … [Read more...]

Q-Card Volume 124

Week End Friday July 19, 2019 {quotes} The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination. Carl Rogers Live the Word. God's plan will always be greater than all your disappointments. Believe in … [Read more...]

Story: The Bully

Every man, woman and child was afraid of him. The mere mention of the name “Andrew” sent a ripple of fear through the village. Quansett is a small town in the upper peninsula of the state. The time was 1892, the gilded age for cities, where wealth … [Read more...]

Story: Learning to Love God

It used to be a question I asked myself often. Not anymore.  I spent many years thinking deeply, trying this and that, and praying for an answer to that one confounding question that worried me more than any other. How can I teach my … [Read more...]